https://transcendiant.net/ 2026-11-01 https://transcendiant.net/og.jpg https://transcendiant.net/gallery/g01_full.jpg https://transcendiant.net/gallery/g02_full.jpg https://transcendiant.net/gallery/g03_full.jpg https://transcendiant.net/gallery/g04_full.jpg https://transcendiant.net/gallery/g05_full.jpg https://transcendiant.net/gallery/g06_full.jpg https://transcendiant.net/gallery/g07_full.jpg https://transcendiant.net/gallery/g08_full.jpg https://transcendiant.net/gallery/g03.jpg Saab JAS 39 Gripen C: Takeoff, break turn, and pass over the sea Case Study 01: Saab JAS 39 Gripen C. This project features a 3D model built using dimensions derived from photographs, depicting a takeoff with afterburner, a break turn, and a low-altitude pass over the sea. The engine audio was calculated based on the flight path and publicly available engine noise measurement data. The presentation also covers lighting within a dark hangar, the production process, from wireframe to final render, and an exploded view featuring 40 labeled components, identified using documentation from Saab and Martin-Baker. This is an independent project and is not affiliated with Saab. https://transcendiant.net/hero_v2.mp4 20 2026-10-30T00:00:00+08:00 https://transcendiant.net/gallery/fly_poster.jpg From Quezon City to Taal Volcano: A 1:1 scale flyby Case Study 02: Quezon City to Taal Volcano (1:1 scale). This project presents a fly-through of a voxel-based reconstruction of Quezon City in Metro Manila and Taal Volcano, rendered using real-time shaders. The reconstruction was built from open map data, including building heights and bathymetric data for the lake. https://transcendiant.net/flyby.mp4 61 2026-10-30T00:00:00+08:00 https://transcendiant.net/gallery/es_poster.jpg EARTHSHINE: One full orbit of the simulated satellite Case Study 03: EARTHSHINE. A real-time Earth simulation that runs directly in a web browser. Following the simulated satellite EARTHSHINE-1 as it orbits at an altitude of 1,500 km, this visualization uses NASA's Blue Marble and Black Marble imagery and recreates the day-night terminator, city lights, cloud shadows, and atmospheric glow. The footage shows one full orbit: daytime over the Indian Ocean, sunset, nighttime over Southeast and East Asia, and sunrise over California. https://transcendiant.net/es.mp4 94 2026-10-31T00:00:00+08:00